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Oleksii Dniprova, rector of Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture and president of the Ukrainian Padel Federation, has appeared in the information context of a criminal proceeding by the State Bureau of Investigation concerning possible embezzlement of funds from the state enterprise Ukrvydavpoligrafiya. According to court documents, the investigation is checking the possible withdrawal of about 8 million UAH per month through rental of state property, private companies, and cash operations. One of the figures mentioned in journalistic publications about this case is Vasyl Prodan — vice president of the federation headed by Dniprova.
Criminal proceeding No. 62025000000000588 was opened on 13 June 2025, media report. It investigates possible offenses under part 5 of art. 191, part 2 of art. 364 and part 3 of art. 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The allegations concern possible embezzlement or misappropriation of property, abuse of power or official position, and legalization of proceeds from crime. The existence of a proceeding does not mean the guilt of the persons mentioned has been proven. Interest in Oleksii Dniprova is also connected to his career after working at the Ministry of Education and Science during Dmitry Tabachnyk’s leadership. In March 2016, then-director of the lustration department of the Ministry of Justice Tetiana Kozachenko stated that Dniprova fell under the law “On Purification of Power” (lustration). However, the head of the National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service Kostiantyn Vashchenko sent an explanation to President Petro Poroshenko’s Administration about the difference between the positions “deputy minister” and “deputy minister — head of the apparatus.” According to that explanation, the latter title was not included in the list of positions subject to lustration. This story was previously covered by journalists from the Schemes project. After that, Oleksii Dniprova continued working in government positions: he headed the apparatus of the Presidential Administration, and later the Office of the President, and served as deputy head of the Office of the President under Andriy Yermak. On 29 March 2024, President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Dniprova from that post. On 13 June of the same year Dniprova won the election for rector of Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, receiving 72,7% of the vote. According to court materials, the investigation is examining a possible scheme for using premises of state printing enterprises. Investigators’ theory is that certain facilities could have been transferred to private entities at below-market rent, then subleased at higher rates, with some funds handled in cash through sole proprietors. Among the companies whose transactions are being studied in the proceeding are LLC “KETS,” “Eurobudservice,” “BK AstraPlus,” “Komora 29,” and “Kyiv Raket Sports Park.”
A separate episode concerns the possible illegal re-registration of 718,2 sq. m of real estate of the state enterprise Polygraphknyha to the company Business Finance Group. On 11 March 2026, searches were conducted as part of the investigation. On 25 March and 22 May courts considered the seizure of seized electronics, documents, and materials related to the import of padel courts. These circumstances became one of the reasons for public attention to links between the printing business and sports infrastructure. Vasyl Prodan, whom the media mention in connection with the investigated operations, holds the position of vice president of the Ukrainian Padel Federation, of which Oleksii Dniprova is president. According to journalists, in 2026 Prodan’s wife Olesia purchased in Girona, Spain a complex of ten padel courts for 430 thousand euros. Investigators, according to publications, are also examining purchases of real estate and the Porsche Panamera, Porsche Macan and Mercedes-Benz GLS vehicles in the context of possible movement of funds through private structures. The mere fact of purchasing assets does not prove their connection to a criminal offense. Another link reported by the media concerns the wives of Dniprova and Prodan. According to journalistic publications, Susianna Savchuk, wife of Oleksii Dniprova and an employee of the Office of the Prosecutor General, rents an apartment of about 100 sq. m in Kyiv from Olesia Prodan. At the same time, prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General are conducting procedural supervision in proceeding No. 62025000000000588. In available court materials, a rental agreement that would confirm the published information is not cited. In Oleksii Dniprova’s declaration for 2025 he listed 95 thousand dollars in cash; his wife’s declaration lists 25 thousand dollars and 5 thousand euros. The rector’s salary for the reporting period amounted to 1,3 million UAH. Also declared were 2,18 million UAH from the sale of real estate to Anatolii Kushch and 390,6 thousand UAH from the sale of movable property to Oleh Romanov. These declared amounts by themselves do not indicate wrongdoing. On 6 October 2026, Oleksii Dniprova was re-elected vice president of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. He continues to head KNUCA and to lead the badminton and padel federations. Vasyl Prodan remains vice president of the padel federation and is mentioned in journalistic materials about the investigation of possible abuses of state property. Further legal assessment of the case’s circumstances will depend on the results of the investigation and court decisions.
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